May 3 - James the Lesser (Feast) & Philip the Apostle (Feast) James, Son of Alphaeus: We know nothing of this man except his name, and, of course, the fact that Jesus chose him to be one of the 12 pillars of the New Israel, his Church. He is not the James of Acts, son of Clopas, “brother” of Jesus and later bishop of Jerusalem and the traditional author of the Letter of James. James, son of Alphaeus, is also known as James the Lesser to avoid confusing him with James the son of Zebedee, also an apostle and known as James the Greater. Philip: Philip came from the same town as Peter and Andrew, Bethsaida in Galilee. Jesus called him directly, whereupon he sought out Nathanael and told him of the “one about whom Moses wrote” (Jn 1:45). Like the other apostles, Philip took a long time coming to realize who Jesus was. On one occasion, when Jesus saw the great multitude following him and wanted to give them food, he asked Philip where they should buy bread for the people to eat. Saint John …More
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Caution: Prevost spreads his heresies. Prevost exploits the Catholic faith by injecting Marxist liberation theology in the guise of a prayer intention "You who sent us your beloved Son Jesus, broken bread for the life of the world, give us a new heart, hungry for justice and thirsty for fraternity. May no one be excluded from the common table, and may your Spirit teach us to see bread not as an object of consumption, but as a sign of communion and care." St. Ambrose: "Even heretics appear to possess Christ, for none of them denies the name of Christ. Still, anyone who does not confess everything that pertains to Christ does in fact deny Christ."
Remember, Catholic brothers, that the Church has decreed the specific prayer intentions for which we must—and are obliged to—pray whenever we pray for the intentions of the Roman Pontiff. We are not to pray for the personal whims of the apostate Robert Prevost, which evidently contradict the immutable intentions stipulated by Holy Mother Church. 1. The exaltation of the Church 2. The propagation of the faith. 3. The extirpation of heresy 4. The conversion of sinners 5. Concord among Christian rulers and leaders 6. All other goods of the Christian people.
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Have you ever paused to look at the wrinkles on your mother’s face and felt a sudden lump in your throat, knowing that time spares no one? In your relationship with your parents, don’t fall into the petty trap of keeping score. Avoid thinking bitterly: “Why should I be the one to step up when my brother Alejandro doesn’t lift a finger?” or “If they don’t help, why should all the burden fall on me?” Always remember this: caring for your aging parents is not a group school project where you wait for everyone to participate before starting. It is an act of purely individual love. Your devotion and loyalty should not be conditioned by what anyone else is doing. Being there for them—crossing the threshold of their home—matters deeply, even if you are the only one who does it. And it’s almost never about money. In the end, the most valuable things you can offer them are not found in a bank account. They are found in: Your physical presence. Sitting down to have breakfast with them, maybe …More
From Diocese of Corpus Christi At the age of 102, Bishop René Henry Gracida passed away on the morning of May 1, 2026. Bishop Mario Avilés wrote, “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bishop Emeritus René Henry Gracida. He served as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi from 1983 until 1997. We are deeply grateful for his faithful service as our shepherd for 14 years.” Previously, he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee in Florida (1975–1983) and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida (1971–1975). Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 9, 1923, Gracida was the second child of Enrique J. Gracida Carrizosa, a Mexican architect and engineer, and Mathilde Derbes, a fifth-generation French American Cajun. His great uncle was a vicar general of a diocese in Mexico. As a teenager, Gracida was fascinated by the Jesuit martyrs portrayed in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Last of the Mohicans. During World War …More
If you grew up watching The Dukes of Hazzard, you knew Boss Hogg. The white suit. The white hat. The cigar permanently clamped between his teeth. The waddle. The schemes that never worked. He was the kind of cartoon villain you couldn't help but love — gluttonous, scheming, and somehow harmless. Almost none of it matched the man inside the costume. The actor was Sorrell Booke, born in Buffalo, New York in 1930 to a physician's family. By age ten he was performing on local radio. By high school he was class valedictorian. He got into Columbia University, graduated magna cum laude in three years, then earned a Master of Fine Arts from Yale. Somewhere along the way, he discovered he had an extraordinary ear for languages. By the time he left Yale, he was fluent in Japanese, Russian, French, Italian, and Spanish — with working familiarity in roughly half a dozen more. That's exactly why the U.S. Army wanted him. When the Korean War broke out, Booke was conscripted and assigned to the …More
Acts of the Apostles 6,1-7. As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word." The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them. The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith. Psalms …More
Ah, and by the way, with this statement, Prevost clearly indicates that he has never renounced the apostasy of worshipping Pachamama: "Everything we hear today regarding synodality, we were already doing in Chulucanas back in the 1980s."
Why do the righteous suffer while the wicked prosper? Why is it that those striving for righteousness are often beset by trials, sorrows, and infirmity, while the transgressor appears to dwell in uninterrupted peace? Consider the hunter: he wastes no arrow on the carcass, nor does he strike the prey already bound within his cage. In this same manner, the Devil—the Great Hunter of Souls—sets his sights only upon those who are spiritually vibrant. He does not waste his strength on those who already wear his chains; he reserves his fury for the one attempting to escape. To the spiritually dead, he grants a false peace—the quiet of the graveyard. A Call to Vigilance: Let not the heart be deceived by a season of ease, for the silence of the Enemy is often the greatest proof of his ownership. The peace of the sinner is not a blessing; it is a numbing anesthetic administered before the final blow. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, …More
Leo "has visited Israel repeatedly" and "expressed admiration for the resilience of Jewish life and has cultivated ties with Jewish leaders in Peru, the United States, and Europe. He does not sentimentalize the Palestinian cause, nor reduce the Middle East to a victim-oppressor binary." Those same Vatican sources report that Leo sees "Israel as 'a moral project within history.'" He also "called Netanyahu 'a necessary man in dangerous times,' which, in Vaticanese, borders on radical candor."
“Your Grace” Prevost maliciously used the name of the Holy Spirit and the name of Christ to endorse the heretical Anglican woman who poses as a bishop. This sin of malice against the Holy Spirit demonstrates that he is a blasphemer and a false prophet. The impostor Robert Prevost, mocking the male priesthood instituted by Christ, began his speech by addressing the heretic Sarah Mullally—disguised as a bishop—: “Your Grace...” Let us recall that the heretical figure of the Anglican sect—the Archbishop of Canterbury—is equivalent to a “synodal pope”: *first among equals*. Primus inter pares. «Primus inter pares The Archbishop of Canterbury holds a unique position as the first among equals within the Anglican Communion. This title, often referred to as "Primus inter pares," signifies that while the Archbishop is formally equal to other bishops, they also possess significant leadership roles and influence within the Communion. The Archbishop serves as an Instrument of Communion, …More
Instead of fostering unity, the heretic—disguised as a bishop—Sarah Mullally (pro-homosexual, pro-abortion) has provoked division within the Anglican sect itself, as she holds positions contrary to the Scriptures. She contradicts the male priesthood instituted by Christ and, furthermore, defends immoral views that openly defy God's natural law, the Commandments, and Jesus Christ Himself.